Hearing aid with wireless remote control
April 25, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3712962 3764748 Implantable electromagnetic middle-ear bone-conduction hearing aid device Direct bone conduction hearing aid device Hearing aid responsive to signals inside and outside of the audio frequency range Method and apparatus for reducing acoustical distortion Multiple device remote control transmitter Ultrasound method and apparatus for evaluating, in vivo, bone conditions Patent #: 4913157 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 342870 filed on 04/25/1989US Classes:381/315, Remote control, wireless, or alarm381/328, Ear insert600/25SURGICALLY IMPLANTED VIBRATORY HEARING AIDExaminersPrimary: Ng, Jin F.Assistant: Chan, Jason Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassH04R 025/00Foreign Application Priority Data1988-05-06 DEAbstractA control device for a hearing aid is inconspicuously held by a hearing aid user, such as in the palm of the hand, and includes a vibrator which emits a remote control signal at a frequency outside of the audible range of human hearing, and the hearing aid worn in the ear of the user has circuitry responsive to these remote control signals. The remote control signals are transmitted via the skeleton of the hearing aid user by transcutaneous coupling of a contact surface of the control device. The hearing aid includes a transducer for converting the received remote control signals transmitted via the body of the wearer into electrical signals for controlling at least some of the components of the hearing aid. The remote control signal may be coded, in which case the hearing aid will also include a recognition circuit for decoding the received signal. | |
